Lavatory



Nov. 11, 1930. w. BROPHY LAVATORY Filed Sept. 29, 1928 IN VENTOR I 1 Ii B70772;

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ATIORNEY iii handling of food,

eating lack adequate facilities, or malgethem Fatented Nov. 11, 1930 I "1,780,968 A P LAWRENCE w. BRoP'HY, OF MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA LAVATORY Application filed September-29, 1928. Serial 1105309333;

This invention relates to lavatories, and is more particularly concerned with a lavatory adapted for installationiin public roonis, such as dining rooms, cafeterias, etc., to provide I an attractive, convenient and expeditious means of cleansing the hands prior to eating, for example. v H I, I

Science and. sanitation demand the cleansing of the hands, particularly prior to the Many publicvplaces of so inconveniently located that patrons ofien fail, through embarrassment or distaste, to

4 utilize such facilities as are available;

Anobjectof my invention is the provision ofa lavatory of attractive yet inconsplcuous appearance, which may be installed inpube lic halls, restaurants, etc, publiclview, and

provide a conveniently located, thoroughly i" sanitary lavatory, available publicly without embarrassment. a e I Such an installation willnot only increase general sanitation on the part of the public in eating, but willencourage and educate by theJeXample of others, that portio n of the" public who have not formed the habit of cleansing the hands before eating in a public restaurant.

XVith the above noted andother objects in View, the inventionconsistsin certain novel features of construction, comb natlon and arrangement of parts as hereinafter de-:

scribed and claimed. The invention will be more clearlyand fully understood from the following detailed specification, which is to be read inconjunction with the accompanying drawings forming part thereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a public lavatory constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical section therethrough, certain parts including valves, piping, the soap dispenser and towel rack being left in elevation. v

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the water supply valve for the hand spray and its actuating treadle and connections.

Support for the lavatory is afforded by a tubular standard or hollow column 1 which, as shown, is rectangular in cross section,a1' 1d has a closed top end 2. Its base may be sit-1 circled by an ornamental molding 'strip Zl; Upon its top 2 at its front edge is supported a towel dispensing cabinet 4 of any suitable Withinthe tubular standard at a height above its base appropriate for the insertion? of the hands is a globular bowl supported at 66 its base by a suitable bracket 6 attached to r the inner wall of the standard. Between its top and bottomat its outer face, the bowl is provided with a hand hole or insertion} opening 7 edged by a flange 8, which fits and rests against the edgeof the standard out-' lining an alined handhole or insertion open ing 9 therein. Hand soaping means are provided at the upper rear portion of the bowl. As shown,'a 7 0 liquid soap holder 10 of conventional form. is mounted on the top 2' convenient for refilling, and is provided with a dischargeitubell extending downwardly through the top and through the top of the bowl't, and has the: usual plunger 12 at itslower end for actuation? to discharge the liquid soap downwardly through the tube. p c

Outwardlyfrom the plunger 12 and adjacent and above the hand hole 5 is a, spray nozzle tube13, which may be of T-shape,.aiid with the head of the T perforatedl and its shank extending upwardly"throughthebowl, The spray nozzle is supported to dirfect a I, spray diagonally downwardly toward the bottom of thebow lyat its rear, so that the sleeve or cuff will not be'wet by the sp-rayt'tlie depth f hebqirl, in r ly m i s ope i i s" 7 being'figuredjtoi correspond substantially. with the length of the avera e] hand. A 0 water supply pipe 14; extends from the shank of'the nozzle rearwardlyover the top of the bowl and downwardly; as shown, passingjt the outside of the rear of the standard through a slot 15, and regentering thelhollow standard through a slot16 above its base, H

Thelower'en d of the pipe is inserted in one: end of a valve case 17 mounting a rotary valve of well-known type normally spring closed.

Its valve stenfis provided with'a cranked 9 a arm-18 to which ispivotally connected the upper end of a valve openinglink 19, treadle' actuated as later described. TA short length 20 ofsupply pipe extending from the lower end of the valve casing 17 is coupled through 1a forked connection 21(to branch hot andlc'old Water feedpipes-22 and 23 respectively, provided with individual 'valvesfor proportion v ing the nixture of hotand cold water, which r I pipele and spray nozzle 13.

will feed upwardly past valve 17, to the feed Access to these valves for regulation isafforded by means of a hinge ldoor 24 in theback of the standardat its'base. a I The normally feed pipe line is opened when desired to spray *water on the hands by means. of atreadle mechanism mounted onthe standard. As shown, afoot treadle plate 25 has a pair of 20 arms 26 rigidly'connected therewitlnan'd ex- ,tending inwardly therefrom to, "embrace I, opposite sides ofthe standard at its base.

Their. ends are inwardly bent and extend through into the interiorof the standard base through curved slots 27 in theside alls ,of the standard. Intermediate of their ends,

V these arms are pivotally mounted on the sides of the standard by pivot studs 28. The inturned ends of the. arms 26 carry squared blocks 29 (Figure which seat insquared socket-s 30 formed in the ends of'a bar 81. A

i U shaped link 32, inserted through a clamp on the lower end of linl; 19, is rigidly attached toithe bar31, so that depression of the treadle 25 will swing bar 31 upwardly, and inturnmove the link'19 upwardly turning 3 valve 17 to open position, and holding'it in I v 1 turnthe treadle to raised position when the foot is removed, and assist thespring of'valve 1 such p osi'tionso -long'as the treadle is de pressed. Coiled springs33, anchored to the standard and to the arms 26, function to re.-

27 to return its valve plug tofclosed position. The water sprayed upon the hands, to-

"suitable drain or soil pipe of the building.

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-- lhe interior of the tubular standard be- Preferably albend 35, forming a trap, is formed'in the drainpipe-34' immediately below the bowl, and aclean-out plug 36 pro;

low the bowl is conveniently'utilized to receive the soiled towels, Accordingly a towel insertion opening 86 is provided in the front face ofthe standard below the hand hole :9,

' and 5a downwardly and forwardly inclined partition plate 37 is supported on suitable v lugs'within and adjacent to the base vof the standard to act as a bottom for the soiled closed valve in the water stantially with the forwardedge of the plate 37 is provided'to permit the removal of .the soiled towels. I

plunger 12 of the liquid soap container. The

treadle25 isthen depressed,and 'water'is Q sprayedon the hands while they'are being rubbed and cleansed in the usual manner.

When the operation is completed, the treadle a is released, valve 327: closes and the spray I In the use of the lavatory, hands are first inserted and soapedbyoperatingthe 7o 7 ceases. rTh'e user now pulls a towel from rack 4, and after using it deposits it in the opening 36 in the standard." Since the'bowl V V is housed within thestandard and the spray directed rearwardly, no water splashes on the floor and cleanliness is'assuredi -;For con venience' a m1rror'39 may be mounted on the V front face of the towel cabinet 4.

WhileI have herein shown and described a specific'structural embodiment of the invention, it'is intended as illustrative rather;

thanrestrictive, and structural .changes adapting are different conditions of manuf facture and use are contemplated in consonance with the spirit of the lnvention and the scope of. the appended claim.

Havin thus fullyidescribed he'invention,

what is claimed is:

Alavatory comprising a tubular standard having a hand hole in its front side at a height appropriate for "the insertion. of the.

handstherein, a globular bowl supported within said standard having a, hand hole therein between its top a'ndbottom alined with the hand hole in the standard and provided with a. flange edging said hole seating on and supported by. the edge of the stand ard enclosing the hand hole, a spray nozzle supported within the upper frontportion of the bowlabove the hand hole'there n, said nozzle being. supported to direct a spray" diagonally downward toward the rear face of the bowl and away from said hand opening, a water supply pipe extending from said nozzlefha'vin'g a normally closed valve therein, a treadle mounted on said standard operat'ively connected with said valveto open thesameto supplyfwater'to the spray nozzle, and-"a drain pipe extending downwardly from the bottom, of the bowl.

LAWRENCE w. RoPnY, x

towelcompartment, and to facilitate removal of the towels. Adoor 38 hinged at its upper end, and having its lower end alined sub- CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,780,968. November 11, 1950. LAWRENCE w. BROPHY.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification 'of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 2, line 95, in the claim, for the word "lavatory" read hand washing appliance; line 111, after "closed" insert the comma, words and comma manually operable lines 112 to 115 inclusive, strikeout "a treadle mouinted on said standard operatively connected with said valve to open the same to supply water to the spray nozzle," and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 11 th day of February, A.D. 1959.

Henry Van Arsdale (Seal) I Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

